Devotion – One Hit Wonders, 3 John
Posted February 22nd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Background: The book of 3 John is a short, personal letter written by the Apostle John to a man named Gaius. Men named Gaius are mentioned several times in the New Testament, yet, Gaius was a common name at that time, so more than likely, this is the only time we find this man in […]
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Devotion – One Hit Wonders: 2 John
Posted February 15th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Background: John was one of the twelve disciples who followed Jesus and one of Jesus best friends on the earth. He spent three years listening to Jesus teaching and watching him serve people and perform miracles. This man that John had given his life to follow was much more than an ordinary man, Jesus was […]
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Devotion – One Hit Wonders: Philemon
Posted February 8th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Background: Philemon is a letter from the Apostle Paul to a man named Philemon. After Paul became a Christian, he spent his life as a missionary going from town to town telling people about Jesus. During this time, Paul preached the Gospel and planted a church in the city of Ephesus. As Christianity grew in […]
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Devotion – Obadiah
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Background: As the only one chapter book of the Old Testament, we must go back to the first book of the Bible to understand this book. God called a guy named Abraham and told him that he would make his descendants a great nation. Abraham had a son named Isaac, and Isaac had two sons, […]
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Devotions – One hit wonders
Posted February 1st, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
While many books in the Bible cover many chapters, address several topics, and span longer periods of time, several books are much shorter, and address only one or two basic topics. If you were having a meal, the longer books would be a five course meal with all the trimmings, while the shorter ones might […]
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